Chinese Android Phones

spix

mcg1987 wrote: »

cheers. Any links to any sellers you'd recommend or any of these Jiayu g5s you think would be better? wanna order something asap now

Have a look through this store

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/311331/search?minPrice=100&maxPrice=200&isFreeShip=y&freeShipCountry=ie&SortType=price_asc

One of the highest rated sellers on aliexpress, have filtered the phones to show all that are $100-$200

mcg1987

spix wrote: »

Have a look through this store

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/311331/search?minPrice=100&maxPrice=200&isFreeShip=y&freeShipCountry=ie&SortType=price_asc

One of the highest rated sellers on aliexpress, have filtered the phones to show all that are $100-$200

cheers for that...I think I've settled on this one as long as it works with 3 ??

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Original-Amoi-A928W-Big-2VX-MTK6592-Octa-Core-Mobile-Phone-Android-4-2-5-0-inch/311331_1710598732.html

What you reckon??

mcg1987

or even this one?

Someone tell me which one and I'll go for it...I'll be able to tell you's then what it's like etc!

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Original-Jiayu-G4S-Octa-Core-Phone-3000Mah-Battery-2GB-RAM-16GB-ROM-4-7-IPS-Gorilla/311331_1806944477.html

spix

mcg1987 wrote: »

or even this one?

Someone tell me which one and I'll go for it...I'll be able to tell you's then what it's like etc!

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Original-Jiayu-G4S-Octa-Core-Phone-3000Mah-Battery-2GB-RAM-16GB-ROM-4-7-IPS-Gorilla/311331_1806944477.html

Depends on what you're after. Do you prefer big screen, more storage, better battery etc

They both should work on a 3 sim but people have been having issues getting them working on a certain phone recently. I'd make sure the phone supports both 900/2100mhz 3G just to be sure.

eamonnq

mcg1987 wrote: »

or even this one?

Someone tell me which one and I'll go for it...I'll be able to tell you's then what it's like etc!

We look forward to your review.

mcg1987

spix wrote: »

Depends on what you're after. Do you prefer big screen, more storage, better battery etc

They both should work on a 3 sim but people have been having issues getting them working on a certain phone recently. I'd make sure the phone supports both 900/2100mhz 3G just to be sure.

By the reading of it only the Jaiyu G4S supports both 900/2100Mhz 3G. The other one only says 2100MHz.

Ah sure the 4.7" would be plenty for what I want it for...facebook, snapchat, gambling mostly all I'll use it for.

I'll wait till Sunday to order it through the app as ye get another $20 off it says. sure why not.

it says if I want android 4.4 installed on it I should leave them a message...what you's reckon to that??

spix

What about the nibiru mars h1c? Was just released and has a new mediatek cpu. Design/UI may not be to everyones taste though. http://www.nbru.cn/product/H1C.html

$170
5" 1280x720
MTK6591H 6 core 1.5ghz
2gb/16gb

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/original-Nibiru-Mars-H1-MTK6592H-Octa-core-1-7G-Mhz-Dual-SIM-5-IPS-3G-Smart/1832147387.html

corwill

spix wrote: »

What about the nibiru mars h1c? Was just released and has a new mediatek cpu. Design/UI may not be to everyones taste though. http://www.nbru.cn/product/H1C.html

$170
5" 1280x720
MTK6591H 6 core 1.5ghz
2gb/16gb

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/original-Nibiru-Mars-H1-MTK6592H-Octa-core-1-7G-Mhz-Dual-SIM-5-IPS-3G-Smart/1832147387.html

Looks like a lot of phone for the money.

spix

corwill wrote: »

Looks like a lot of phone for the money.

Yep and according to the specs on the official site it supports

Working band GSM: 850/900/1800 / 1900MHz WCDMA: 900 / 2100MHz
TD-SCDMA: 1880 ~ 1920MHz / 2010 ~ 2025MHz


Will probably be seeing alot of phones with this new cpu soon.

mcg1987

screen resolution a lot better on it but I'd prefer to go for the H1 as opposed to the H1C as it's got the octa-core CPU and isn't much more. You think this would be a better option?

Battery is nowhere near as good though...2000AmH compared with 3000 on Jiayu...

all reviews say it's the best for the money at £121 plus £10 delivery it seems good anyway!

spix

mcg1987 wrote: »

screen resolution a lot better on it but I'd prefer to go for the H1 as opposed to the H1C as it's got the octa-core CPU and isn't much more. You think this would be a better option?

Battery is nowhere near as good though...2000AmH compared with 3000 on Jiayu...

all reviews say it's the best for the money at £121 plus £10 delivery it seems good anyway!

The h1c has 2000mah and h1 has 2500mah. I'd go for the h1c instead as the combination of newer cpu + lower resolution will probably have better battery life overall. Being cheaper helps too :P

Battery isn't one of the nibiru phone strong points though.. but the Amoi phone you posted above has the octa core with 2000mah, so it could be worse.

G4s is definitely a good phone but there's so many other options, all depends on your personal preference.

mcg1987

spix wrote: »

Depends on what you're after. Do you prefer big screen, more storage, better battery etc

They both should work on a 3 sim but people have been having issues getting them working on a certain phone recently. I'd make sure the phone supports both 900/2100mhz 3G just to be sure.

spix wrote: »

The h1c has 2000mah and h1 has 2500mah. I'd go for the h1c instead as the combination of newer cpu + lower resolution will probably have better battery life overall. Being cheaper helps too :P

Battery isn't one of the nibiru phone strong points though.. but the Amoi phone you posted above has the octa core with 2000mah, so it could be worse.

G4s is definitely a good phone but there's so many other options, all depends on your personal preference.

Aw I know there's so many options! I've just roasted a full morning at work looking at these!

I think I'll still go for the h1 as it's got the better cameras as well. sure I can just keep it plugged in :P

seannash

mcg1987 wrote: »

Aw I know there's so many options! I've just roasted a full morning at work looking at these!

I think I'll still go for the h1 as it's got the better cameras as well. sure I can just keep it plugged in :P

would younot be better going for a xiaomi redmi??

Barr

eurokev wrote: »

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Android-S4-Phone-Lenovo-MTK6592-Octa-core1Gram-5-1280x720-dual-SIM-China-mobile-phone-SG/1838561546.html

What do people make of this phone, its seems way underpriced

More than likely a fake ... very cheap

It doesn’t even say what model Lenovo it is :rolleyes:

RossieMan

redmi has 1gb of ram. id prefer 2 myself on any phone. as for octa core processors. quad core is more than most people need so I wouldn't be too pushed on what processor a phone is running. I'd worry more about battery/camera when purchasing.

seannash

RossieMan wrote: »

redmi has 1gb of ram. id prefer 2 myself on any phone. as for octa core processors. quad core is more than most people need so I wouldn't be too pushed on what processor a phone is running. I'd worry more about battery/camera when purchasing.

I think 1 gig would be fine using xioami's OS and the camera is meant to be very good on the Redmi.
I've personally never heard of that manufacturer in the phone that was linked so I dont think you'll get many updates on the software where as you have a better chance with the xioami

spix

Tbh I was a little surprised by the low amount of available ram in the mi3 and redmi. After a fresh reboot the mi3 has under 1gb free, and redmi about 300mb. In comparison my 2gb zenfone 5 has 1.4gb free. It seems MIUI is very ram heavy.

seannash

spix wrote: »

Tbh I was a little surprised by the low amount of available ram in the mi3 and redmi. After a fresh reboot the mi3 has under 1gb free, and redmi about 300mb. In comparison my 2gb zenfone 5 has 1.4gb free. It seems MIUI is very ram heavy.

Do you notice it, is it slow?

spix

seannash wrote: »

Do you notice it, is it slow?

Well the mi3 is back in its box as it has a faulty speaker. Redmi is fine, but nowhere near as snappy as the zenfone. It is a midrange phone though so to be expected. Don't know if its due to the ram, but I'd say you will notice some negative affects of the low ram if you don't clear the apps every now and then.

tuborg_man

I've just received an elephone p10c, seems like a nice enough budget phone (only going to use it on the odd occasion i need the dual sim)
But i'm having problems connecting to the 3g, i've swapped sim slots so can only presume i'm in the WCDMA slot, but i havent gotten any connection yet, Is there something obvious i'm missing, thanks .

spix

tuborg_man wrote: »

I've just received an elephone p10c, seems like a nice enough budget phone (only going to use it on the odd occasion i need the dual sim)
But i'm having problems connecting to the 3g, i've swapped sim slots so can only presume i'm in the WCDMA slot, but i havent gotten any connection yet, Is there something obvious i'm missing, thanks .

What network?

tuborg_man

spix wrote: »

What network?

emobile,

RossieMan

have you sorted out your APN settings?

spix

tuborg_man wrote: »

emobile,

http://helpandquestions.emobile.ie/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?New,Kb=emdev,Company={8C5A3413-D734-4C47-9016-F9EBD3B87D94},case=920


Also look through the phone settings for something like 'download internet settings'

tuborg_man

Have the apn settings right, maybe it's just not getting 3g reception here, i'll see what happens when i'm out of the house,
Thanks for the tips, all appreciated

spix

tuborg_man wrote: »

Have the apn settings right, maybe it's just not getting 3g reception here, i'll see what happens when i'm out of the house,
Thanks for the tips, all appreciated

Emobile uses both 900/2100mhz 3G. Elephone p10c supports 850/2100mhz so there is a chance that service could be limited.

horse7

any idea how good the one plus one 64gb is?

fixXxer

horse7 wrote:

any idea how good the one plus one 64gb is?

its a fantastic phone. Great hardware and software, no regrets with purchase. Size wise I think you have about 54gb of space to use.

Discodog

horse7 wrote: »

any idea how good the one plus one 64gb is?

I was pretty set on one & I waited assuming that the yellow screen problem would be eliminated as production increased. It's disappointing that, according to their own forum, the problems are still occurring.

alwald

quick question, all branded phones receive a notification for system updates, it happens only if the company that produced the phone is willing to update the OS.
For these phones how does it work? can you just update the OS as you wish or is it the same system? thanks.